Nursing bottle holder



March 19, 1963 H. SIEGEL NURSING BOTTLE HOLDER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 FiledFeb. 28, 1961 l .r" I I9; it' igi INVENTOR. HARRY SIEGEL BY ATTOP/VFVMarch 19, 1963 H. SIEGEL 3,081,895

NURSING BOTTLE HOLDER Filed Feb. 28, 1961 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.HARRY SIEGEL United States This invention concerns an improved holderand container for a baby nursing bottle.

According to the invention there is provided a thermally insulated,flexible container provided with a transparent pocket in which isdisposed a thermometer. The thermometer has a bulb exposed thermally tothe interior of the container. The thermometer indicates the temperatureof the interior of the container and of a baby nursing bottle containedtherein. The container is provided with external means for supportingthe bottle in an optimum position for feeding an infant.

It is therefore one object of the invention to provide a nursing bottlecontainer with thermally insulated, moistureproof laminated walls, and athermometer supported on one of said walls and having a bulb exposedthermally to the interior of the container.

A further object is to provide a nursing bottle container of thecharacter described, having external elastic strap means for holding thenuiwsing bottle in feeding position on the container.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container embodying the invention FIG.2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 22 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 33 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the container.

FIG. 5 is an end view of the container shown lying on one side with anursing bottle carried thereon in one feeding position.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the container in another feeding position.

Referring to FIGS. -1-6, there is shown a rectangular container it}having front and rear walls 21, 22, respectively, side walls 23, 24,bottom wall 25 and top wall 26. The outer layers of the walls of thecontainer are formed of flexible moistureproof, plastic sheet materialsuch as polyethylene or the like, preferably colored in some pastelshade of pink, blue, green, etc. The intermediate layers of the wallsare made of flexible thermal insulation material 29 such as Fiberglas.Inner wall layers 2l *26 are also made of flexible moistureproof plasticsheet material. On front wall 2 1 is an applique in the form of a sheetplastic member 30. The applique is in the shape of a bunny rabbit orother attractive figure. This member 30 may be secured to wall layer 21by stitching 32. On member 39 is a pocket 34 formed by a transparentstrip 35 of plastic material made of vinyl, polyethylene or the like.The plastic strip 35 is heatsealed all around so that the pocket 34 isclosed. Pocket 34 is long and narrow and contains a thermometer 36 inthe form of a long glass tube a bulb 38 at its lower end. The tubularbody of the thermometer may be cemented by an adhesive 4-0 to theplastic sheet 36.

A hole 42 is formed in layer 3ft into which bulb 38 extends. Furtherholes 43 and 44 are formed in wall layer 21 and insulation 29 inregistration with hole 42.

atent O The bulb 318 is exposed thermally to the interior of thecontainer, since only a thin portion 21' of interior wall layer 21 islocated between the interior of the container and the bulb 38.

A baby nursing bottle 45 indicated by dotted lines in FIG. 2 may bedisposed inside the container. The thermometer has a scale 36 which isvisible through the transparent window 35 to indicate the temperature ofthe interior of the container, and of the bottle 45 and its fluidcontents.

The side wall 23 is provided with an opening 46 at which is a slidefastener 48. The slide fasten-er has a slider 59 for quickly engagingand disengaging the teeth of the slide fastener to open and close theopening in the container.

On side wall layer 24 is anelastic strap 51 secured by stitching 52 toreinforcement strips 54, 56 extending across wall 24, as best shown inFIGS. 1, 3, 4- and 5. This strap can be lengthened under tension to forma loop in which the bottle 45 can be engaged and supported on wall 24 intransverse disposition as shown in FIG. 5. Since the entire container isflexible, the container will serve as a moistureproof, flexible pad uponwhich the bottle can be supported in an optimum position for feeding aninfant.

A flexible, inelastic strap 54 is secured to the top wall 26, at thefront and rear edges thereof for convenience in carrying the containerwith bottle therein. Piping 56, 58 is inserted at the stitched seams ofthe adjoining walls at front and rear of the container to reinforce theseams.

FIG. 6 shows the container 10 placed in a downwardly inclined position.The slide fastener 48 is partially opened so that the nipple 47 of thebottle 45 protrudes through the opening 46. In this position the infantcan be fed fluid from the bottle while the bottle remains largely insidethecontainer in an insulated, protected position. The thermometerindicates the temperature of the interior of the container and of thebottle so that the infants attendant can be constantly informed of thetemperature of the infants fluid food.

The container is flexible, soft and warm to the touch. It will hold awarm bottle of milk or other fluid in a desired temperature range forfeeding, for several hours. The bottle is quickly removable from thecontainer and quickly insertable therein. The thermometer provides aconstant accurate indication of the temperature of the interior of thecontainer.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise construction herein disclosed and that various changes andmodifications may be made within the scope of the invention as definedin the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent A holder for a nursing bottlecomprising a rectangular container having laminated top, bottom, front,rear and side flat walls, outer and inner layers of said walls beingformed of thin, plastic sheet material with a thick layer of thermalinsulation material disposed between the inner and outer layers, one ofsaid walls having an elongated opening therein running longitudinallythereof and being closed by a slide fastener, a sheet plastic appliquemember secured to the front wall, a transparent plastic strip secured atits edges to said applique member and defining an elongated pockettherewith, a thermometer in said pocket having a scale visible throughsaid plastic strip, said thermometer having a bulb at its lower end,said front wall having registering apertures formed in the outer layerand insulation thereof, said plastic applique member having a holeregistering with said apertures, said bulb extending into said hole andthermally in communication with the interior of said container so thatthe thermometer continuously indicates the temperature inside thecontainer, an elastic strap secured 5 outside the other side wall andrunning longitudinally thereof for holding the bottle on the containerin feeding position when resting on its opposite side flat wall,

a strap secured to the top wall for the container, and piping appliedbetween adjoining edges of adjoining 10 walls for reinforcing seamsthereat. I

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